Emmanuel Freudenthal

Part time investigations editor @LHreports, focus on global food systems.
Won/lost enough awards to be confused by them.
Now at

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

My first time going undercover, and it was well-worth it. Read below.

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

Or here in English (note the long time between the articles, partly due to pressures)
https://t.co/Q72ioLgB6k

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

On #Ebola, it's encouraging seeing local concerns of "Ebola business" treated seriously rather than dismissed as irrational fears.

There was an *incredible* amount of mismanagement in the 2018 outbreak. Millions of dollars handed in cash, payments to armed groups etc.

1/3

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

I like to think I contributed to this change, as most of the press coverage was uncritical of the response.

The WHO's comms team gave me the worst pushback ever. One research report was censored, editors called by "friends", personal attacks...

https://t.co/cR5bWkK132
2/3

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

Every year, bad diets kill millions of people and cost trillions of $. The world’s largest food companies say they want to be part of the solution. But behind closed doors, companies lobby governments to derail public health laws.

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

@tom_mukhwana @AfUncensored @BBCWorld Congrats, they're lucky to have you!

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

Given what was reported at the time, this represents a massive underestimate of casualty figures in Tanzania's elections last October. As the opposition Chadema says, "a government accused of ​carrying out violent abuses cannot investigate itself".

[John-Allan Namu @johnallannamu]

NOTES ON (NOT) BEING NEEDED https://t.co/o4caXQoweR

[ilaria allegrozzi @ilariallegro]

#Cameroon
Cameroonian authorities are arbitrarily detaining non-Cameroonian nationals deported from the US+detaining +abusing journalists who tried to interview them. But Trump’s administration doesn’t seem to care, @LozSeibert @hrw
https://t.co/p8WokTGdiH

[The Continent @thecontinent_]

🛑New Investigation Alert

We received a trove of documents created by a Russian influence operation last October. The company from which they leaked was dissolved the very next month. This weekend we are launching a series delving into them. 

#Russia #InvestigativeJournalism

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

In this #Backlight episode, Lighthouse reporters @cr0ft0n and @EmmanFre take us inside the undercover reporting behind the Surveillance Secrets investigation: https://t.co/rhhok5dvKQ

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

Are you an early-career professional who is passionate about investigative journalism? Are you constantly curious about new ways of doing journalism and making it reach critical audiences?

You might just be the fellow we are looking for: https://t.co/HusKoVwIMc

Lighthouse Reports is hiring two part-time fellows in 2026. The fellows – one focused on open source intelligence and the other on reporting – will work with us from 23 March 2026 to 25 September 2026.

They will be mentored by Lighthouse journalists and fully embedded within investigations. Where possible, they will also join our remotely distributed team for in-person meetings.

As part of our commitment to expand investigative journalism in underrepresented communities, we are recruiting our 2026 OSINT fellow exclusively from Majority World countries.

- Learn more about our reporting fellowship here: https://t.co/k5Pd4iONMk
- Learn more about our OSINT fellowship here: https://t.co/ZRoWPeLCOv

Got a question about the fellowships? Join our webinar on:
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Apply here: https://t.co/HusKoVwIMc

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

Trump recently supported the Lobito Corridor, a $2bn+ railway project to access critical minerals.

Sources:
https://t.co/qa8hIg2eEU
https://t.co/ukSfb6YgHS

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

One of the biggest, most luxurious private planes in the world (#2DEER) is flying to the US, with the #ANGOLA1 call sign.
This type of call sign is usually for heads of state, and indeed there's reports that President João Lourenço is headed to the US.

https://t.co/JARNkMaH52

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

I'll be at the #GIJC Conference in Kuala Lumpur with the rest of the @LHreports food systems team later this week.

Please reach out if you would like to grab a coffee there!

[Tom Mukhwana @tom_mukhwana]

I produced a documentary for @AfUncensored on State Surveillance in Kenya exposing the role telecos play in the breakdown of our democracy, especially last year.

Watch, share and comment 🇰🇪

https://t.co/Jnr3hkZdHN

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary said on Friday he had been escorted to a secure location by soldiers loyal to him for his protection, a move that could signal a split within the army following a disputed election. https://t.co/Iml9LCp5LF

[Wode Maya ® @wode_maya]

A message from a friend in Tanzania right now 🇹🇿

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

Gado, on Tanzania's shocking elections:

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

@WilhovaThe3rd Yes, indeed

[Emmanuel Freudenthal @EmmanFre]

Tchiroma in 2018